Elephant Ear is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #67707a |
| Complementary Color | #858e98 |
| Color Shade: | orange (31.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Elephant Ear Color. The Mocha Bean color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dune Shadow (#867665) for more energetic effect. Try Wicker Basket as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#858e98 is the best complementary color to Elephant Ear. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #988f85 complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Natural Gray are #988585 and #979885. Thus found on the left and right of #988f85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Elephant Ear.
The split-complementary Elephant Ear palette consists of #858598 and #859798 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#858e98). Try Waterloo and Granny Smith colors in combination with #988f85, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #988f85 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Elephant Ear. Thus Mamba and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Elephant Ear contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Spanish Green, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #988f85 square combo is a palette of orange, warm green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Elephant Ear tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#858e98) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85988f and #98858e.
In a RGB color space, hex #988f85 is made of 36% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Elephant Ear has a hue angle of 31.58°, a saturation of 8.44% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #988f85 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #988f85 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,143,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 33%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 7.45, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(31.58,8.44%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(31.58,12.5%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.9012,1.5439,6.5078) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.005,28.0138,26.1742) |